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Thursday, 29 September 2016

Family tree

This is really work in progress. I bought the mdf shape at the Sandown Craft Show - unfortunately I can't remember the name of the stall - such a shame as they had some lovely stuff.

To start with I used distress inks on the trunk and branches, and then swapped to to the MediaArt paints. I added lots of water over the top when I had finished getting the shading effect I wanted and sprinkled some Cosmic Shimmer clear Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals over it - making it wetter in some places. I then heated the crystals with my heat gun, so that I got a random raised finish. More distress ink was then applied.

I painted the leaves and the birds with more mediaart products.

However, I can'd decide what colour to paint the hearts - thus the work in progress! I also have some tiny mdf owls that I might use instead - decisions, decisions. Suggestions for the colour of the hearts welcome. So far I have had suggestions of bronze, red and green.

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About Me

I never considered myself crafty, but when I think back I used to make all my own clothes, and as a child we made rag rugs etc. Although I have never been a great fan of knitting and crochet, although I can do it if pushed!
I always enjoyed cake decorating even in my early teens, and wanted to be demonstrator when I left school, but it wasn't to be until in my 40s I taught cake decorating at Adult Education for many years - both sugarpaste and royal icing. I loved making sugar flowers. I discovered card making when my daughter became a demonstrator for a stamp company.
Now that I am retired, I am discovering more and more crafts - jewellery making, felting (needle and wet), one stroke painting, paverpol, and now using the last two for up-cycling.
My daughter also loves crafting and the granddaughters are getting the "bug".
I also enjoy researching the family's trees. So you know where to come if you want some research done.
The biggest problem is that there are not enough hours in the day to try everything!